Unicode vs. the World

[Petite Abeille]

> On Dec 18, 2020, at 10:59, Björn Wärmedal <bjorn.warmedal at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I'll bow out of this discussion now and follow it from a distance,
> hoping that whatever decision is reached isn't too complicated to
> implement.

The /mild/ complexity arises from URI escaping rules. If anything, IRI simplify things a bit for all concerned.

Consider the following URIs (as per the current spec, which all MUST support one way or another):

=> gemini://rabbit.hole/bunny%20%26%20carrot.gmi Bunny & Carrot: Down The Rabbit Hole, a journey.
=> gemini://rabbit.hole/%F0%9F%90%B0%20%26%20%F0%9F%A5%95.gmi 🐰 & 🥕: Down The Rabbit Hole, a journey.
=> gemini://xn--yn8h.hole/%F0%9F%90%B0%20%26%20%F0%9F%A5%95.gmi 🐰 & 🥕: Down The Rabbit Hole, a journey.

vs. IRIs:

=> gemini://rabbit.hole/bunny%20%26%20carrot.gmi Bunny & Carrot: Down The Rabbit Hole, a journey.
=> gemini://rabbit.hole/🐰%20%26%20🥕.gmi 🐰 & 🥕: Down The Rabbit Hole, a journey.
=> gemini://🐇.hole/🐰%20%26%20🥕.gmi 🐰 & 🥕: Down The Rabbit Hole, a journey.